The Crafty Den: Fall Friends IG Card Making Hop

Hello again friends; I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday. I'm back with my card for Week 6 of the 'Fall Friends' IG card hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. For Week 5 Traci is our hostess and she has chosen 'non-traditional fall leaves/no fall colours'.

I decided to choose the non-traditional fall leaves but it fits the no fall colours brief too but if you don't want to use leaves then that's perfectly fine too. I was originally going to do pinks/purples but then thought that black, grey and white would look really different so that is what I ended up doing. I hope you like it. I apologise for the photos but it was really dark and dreary here today; my card looks so much better in real life.

Here is my card:

A close up look at the leaves:

I also decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting the leaves; I cut 3 of the larger black leaves and 2 each of the grey and white leaves. I adhered them together with liquid glue so that I would have some dimension on my card. I wanted a subtle background so went for ink smooshing some ink just into the bottom left corner of my panel; I also added some splatters with the same ink.

Side note: I've been watching a YouTube channel called NB Cards and she shows how to make your own ink smoosher so that you can have more control over where your ink goes; honestly it is a game changer for me - the main reason I don't do more smooshing is that it seems to go everywhere and I can't get the 'pattern' I want but this little tool changes all that. It is simply a food storage bag (I used one from Ikea) some bunched up kitchen roll inside and then tie the top of the bag (I used an elastic band to close mine) and tape the sides so that it resembles a ball shape. You can also use different size bags to make larger and smaller ones. You simply dip this into your ink and tap lightly onto your paper. Honestly give it a go, it's awesome. Here's a link to her video if you want to see it.

Anyway back to the card. Once the panel was dry I added it to a black mat layer cut to 4" x 5 1/4" with double sided tape. I then adhered the leaves with liquid glue in an arrangement in the corner. I stamped a sentiment in black ink and used the large sentiment strip die to cut it out. I added this over the leaves with foam squares. I added the panel to my card base with foam tape. I didn't add any embellishments as I liked it as it was. For the inside I ink smooshed another white panel and adhered it to a black mat layer with double sided tape. I cut another 3 leaves and added them with liquid glue. I didn't add a sentiment as I thought I could add one later. I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape. I am really happy with my card and I think the monochrome colour scheme really looks lovely. I hope you like it too.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

AAA Cards challenge - sketch (I rotated it)

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Aud Sentiments challenge - embossing and/or fall + sentiment

Craft Rocket challenge - autumn and/or halloween

Creative Inspirations challenge - the season of autumn

Creative Moments challenge - monochrome

Daisy Chain challenge - autumn and/or halloween

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - thanksgiving/fall

Incy Wincy Designs challenge - autumn and/or more than one fold

Just Us Girls challenge - leaves

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes option black/purple

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - orange/black/purple - use one, two or all three colours

Unicorn challenge - autumn and/or halloween

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; use the hashtag #fallfriendscardhop2024 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,